Michael Ward

Silver Chair Professor of Chemistry

EDUCATION

B.S. in Chemistry, William Paterson College of New Jersey

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Princeton University

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin

Areas of Research Interest

Materials and Solid-state Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry and Self-assembly, Interfacial Chemistry, Crystallization, Atomic Force Microscopy, Electrochemistry

External Affiliations

Editor, Chemistry of Materials, June 1999 – present

Professeur Invité, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg

Royal Society, Crystal Engineering, Editorial Advisory Board, 2000 – present

Advisory Council, International Conference on the Chemistry of the Organic Solid State, 1998 – present

Fellowships/Honors

Shell Chair in Chemical Engineering, 1993 - 1995
Mondale Fellow, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota, 1993 - 94
Outstanding Instructor Award, CEMS, 1995
Outstanding Instructor Award, CEMS, 1996
3M Lecturer, University of Minnesota, 1987
Merck Centennial Lecturer, California Institute of Technology, 1992
“Moderni Metodi Elettrochimici” Lectures, University of Padova, Italy, 1997
NSF Creativity Extension Award, 1997
George Taylor Distinguished Research Award, 1998
Professeur Invité, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 1998
Frontiers Lecturer, Case-Western Reserve University, 1999
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, 1999
Molecular Design Institute Lecturer, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001
Professeur Invité, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 2004
Professeur Invité, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 2005
Professeur Invité, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 2008
Silver Professorship, New York University, 2009
Fellow, Materials Research Society, 2011
Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2011
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011
Professeur Invité, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, 2016-2017

Publications

B. Kahr, M. D. Ward, Barrier(less) Islands (Perspective). Science, 2018, 362, 1111.

Cystinuria: Genetic aspects, mouse models, and a new approach to therapy. A. Sahota, J. A. Tischfield, D. S. Goldfarb, M. D. Ward, L. Hu, Urolithiasis, published online December 4, 2018.

Guest Exchange through Facilitated Transport in a Seemingly Impenetrable Hydrogen-Bonded Framework.Y. Li, M. Handke, Y-S. Chen, A. G. Shtukenberg, C. T. Hu, M. D. Ward, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12915–12921.

Reversible Morphology Switching of Colloidal Particles. M. Liu, X. Zheng, F. Dong, M. Ward, M. Weck, Chem. Mater. 2018, 30, 6903–6907.

Growth with Dislocations in Molecular Crystals. Reports on Progress in Physics. I. Olson, A. Shtukenberg, B. Kahr, M. D. Ward, invited review, 2018, Rep. Prog. Phys. 81 096501.

Rh(III)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Isoquinolones and 2-Pyridones via Annulation of N-Methoxyamides and Nitroalkenes, T. J. Potter, Y. Li, M. D. Ward, J. A. Ellman, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 4381–4388.

ROY Revisited, Again: The Eighth Solved Structure. M. Tan, A. G. Shtukenberg, S. Zhu, W. Xu, E. Dooryhee, M.D. Ward, B. Kahr, Q. Zhu, Faraday Discuss. 2018, 211, 477-491.

Stressed Out Crystals. B. Kahr and M. D. Ward, Nat. Chem. 2018, 10, 4-6 (perspective).

Screw Dislocation Generation by Inclusions in Molecular Crystals. X. Zhong, A. G. Shtukenberg, T. Hueckel, B. Kahr, M. D. Ward, Cryst. Growth Des. 2018, 18, 318–323.

Crystal Growth with Macromolecular Additives. A. G. Shtukenberg, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, Chem. Rev. 2017, 117, 14042–14090.

Dynamics and unsteady morphologies at ice interfaces driven by D2O–H2O exchange. R. Drori, M. Holmes- Cerfon, B. Kahr, R. V Kohn, M. D. Ward, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2017, 114, 11627–11632.

Encapsulation of Isolated Luminophores within Supramolecular Cages. M. Handke, T. Adachi, C. Hu, M. D. Ward, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Eng. 2017, 56, 13901–14314.

DDT Polymorphism and the Lethality of Crystal Forms. J. Yang, C. Hu, X. Zhu, Q. Zhu, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129,10299 –10303.

Abuse of Rachel Carson and Misuse of DDT Science in the Service of Environmental Deregulation. J. Yang, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 10026 – 10032.

Guiding microscale swimmers using teardrop-shaped posts. M. S. Davies Wykes, X. Zhong,b J. Tong, T. Adachi, Y. Liu, L. Ristroph, M. D. Ward, M. J. Shelley, J. Zhang, Soft Matter, 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00203c.

The Role of Macromolecules in the Formation of Kidney Stones. J. D. Rimer, A. M. Kolbach, M. D. Ward, J. A. Wesson, Urolithiasis, 2017, 45, 57–74.

Multiscale Visualization and Quantitative Analysis of L-Cystine Crystal Dissolution. M. Adobes-Vidal, A. G. Shtukenberg, M. D. Ward, P. R. Unwin, Cryst. Growth. Des. 2017, 17, 1766–1774.

The Role of Molecular Recognition in L-Cystine Crystal Growth Inhibition. L. N. Poloni, Z. Zhu, N. Garcia-Vázquez, A. Yu, D. Connors, L. Hu, A. Sahota, M. D. Ward, and A. G. Shtukenberg, Cryst. Growth Des. 2017, 17, 2767−2781.

Abuse of Rachel Carson and Misuse of DDT Science in the Service of Environmental Deregulation. J. Yang, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, Angew. Chem. 2017, in press, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704077

DDT Polymorphism and the Lethality of Crystal Forms. J. Yang, C. Hu, X. Zhu, Q. Zhu, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, Angew. Chem. 2017, in press, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201703028

Dynamic self-assembly of microscale rotors and swimmers. M. S. Davies Wykes, J. Palacci, T. Adachi,  L. Ristroph, X. Zhong,  M. D. Ward,  J. Zhang, M. Shelley, Soft Matter, 2016,12, 4584-4589.

Soft Crystals in Flatland: Unraveling Epitaxial Growth. M. D. Ward, ACS Nano 2016, 10, 6424−6428.

Face-discriminating dissolution kinetics of individual furosemide single microcrystals: In Situ three-dimensional multimicroscopy and modeling. M. Adobes-Vidal, F. M. Maddar, D. Momotenko, L. P. Hughes, S. A.C. Wren, L. N. Poloni, M. D. Ward, P. R. Unwin, Cryst. Growth Des. 2016, 16, 4421 - 4429.

L-cystine diamides as L-cystine crystallization inhibitors for cystinuria. L. Hu, Y. Yang, H. Aloysius, H. Albanyan, M. Yang; J.-J. Liang, A. Yu, A. Shtukenberg, L. Poloni, V. Kholodovych, J. Tischfield, D. S. Goldfarb, M. D. Ward, A.Sahota, J. Med. Chem. 2016, 59, 7293 - 7298.

Site Discrimination and Anisotropic Growth Inhibition by Molecular Imposters on Highly Dissymmetric Crystal Surfaces. L. N. Poloni, A. P. Ford, M. D. Ward, Cryst. Growth. Des. 2016, 16, 5525 – 5541.

Structure, energetics, and dynamics of screw dislocations in even n-alkane crystals. I. A. Olson, A. G. Shtukenberg, G. Hakobyan, A. L. Rohl, P. Raiteri, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2016, 7, 3112 - 3117.

Versatile and resilient hydrogen-bonded host frameworks and design of functional materials. T. Adachi, M. D. Ward, Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 2669 – 2679.

A Supramolecular Ice Growth Inhibitor. R. Drori, C. Li, C. Hu, P. Raiteri, A. Rohl, M. D. Ward, B. Kahr, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13396–13401.

Patchy Particle Packing under Electric Fields. P. Song, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, A. D. Hollingsworth, M.Weck, D. J. Pine, M. D. Ward, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3069−3075.

Regulating the Architectures of Hydrogen-Bonded Frameworks through Topological Enforcement. Y. Liu, J. Ju Yi, C. Hu, W. Xiao, S. J. Park, M, D. Ward, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 3386−3392.

Electric Field-Induced Reversible Phase Transitions in Two-Dimensional Colloidal Crystals. K. A. Collins, X. Zhong, P. Song, N. R. Little, M. D. Ward, S. S. Lee, Langmuir, 2015, 31, 10411−10417.

Crystallization under nanoscale confinement. Q. Jiang, M. D. Ward, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 2066-2079.

Illusory spirals and loops in crystal growth. A. G. Shtukenberg, Z. Zhu, Z. An, M. Bhandari, P. Song, B. Kahr, M. D. Ward, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2013, 110, 17195-8.

Stereochemical Control of Polymorph Transitions in Nanoscale Reactors, Q. Jiang, C. Hu, and M. D. Ward, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 2144 - 2147.